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Kazakhs invest in Russian Ilyinsky Hospital

Kazakh investor the EMDEU Group has agreed to buy half the equity in the Ilyinsky Hospital, a 140-bed facility being built near Moscow, from Clinic Management Group.

Orpea president steps down after 28 years

After 28 years at the helm of pan-European nursing home group Orpea, president Dr Jean-Claude Marian is stepping down. The announcement comes as the group unveils its full, audited annual results for 2016.

Capio enters the German ophthalmology market

Pan-European healthcare provider Capio has bought German ophthalmology clinic Augenklinik Universitätsallee in Bremen - its first opthalmology acquisition in the country. Henrik Brehmer, SVP Group Communication at Capio, talks to us about the deal. Is Capio looking to buy more in this market?

Chinese investment group targets European elderly care

Shanghai-based China Minsheng Investment Group, one of the largest private investment funds in China, says it is targeting senior care groups across the world - including the largest senior care group in Europe - for acquisition.

CVC buys Metropolitan Hospital of Greece

Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has followed up its purchase of Vitalia in Spain earlier this month by buying over 70% of the equity in the Greek Metropolitan Hospital from its majority shareholder the Perseus Healthcare Group.

Interview: Frederic Llordachs, co-founder of review and booking site Doctoralia

Doctoralia, the Spanish-based online healthcare appointment booking and review site with a strong presence in Latin America merged with its Polish-based competitor DocPlanner last year. Healthcare Europa talks to Doctoralia co-founder Dr. Frederic Llordachs, now a partner at DocPlanner, about business models, the merger, and the future of booking sites.

Interview: Andy Lockwood, managing director of Capita Healthcare Decisions

UK outsourcing giant Capita has had a torrid year with three profit warnings knocking a third off its share price. It’s selling off non-core activities trying to turn its fortunes around but the inclusion of its medical recruitment business in the sell-off does not signal a withdrawal from healthcare. Instead, as MD Andy Lockwood explains, it’s bundled four of its health offerings into Capital Healthcare Decisions, which offers tech solutions to providers and payors both public and private and at home and abroad.

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